Police say Saleem Tahir took his son and daughter - aged two and 10 months - from their mother before fleeing

A father has gone missing with his toddler daughter and baby son, sparking a police manhunt.

Staffordshire Police say they are concerned about the welfare of two-year-old Na'llah Khan and her 10-month-old brother Sulailman, after they were taken by their father Saleem Tahir from a hotel in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.

Tahir, 40, is believed to have forced his way into a room where the children were being cared for by their mother at around 5pm on Friday before fleeing.

He was later seen with the children in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham at 8pm on Friday night, and detectives think the youngsters may be with their 67-year-old grandmother Denise Smith-Sellers.

Police have now issued an urgent appeal asking for anyone who has seen Mr Tahir, Ms Smith-Sellers or the children to contact them.